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WorksheetsSOL 5 C
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 24mins
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Class
Date
1.
All of the following are reasons for U.S. involvement in World War I except —
a)
inability to remain neutral
b)
protection of American business interests in Cuba
c)
German submarine warfare — sinking of the Lusitania
d)
German submarine warfare — sinking of the Lusitania
2.
Which event happened first?
a)
World War I ends
b)
Sinking of the Lusitania
c)
President Woodrow Wilson prepared a peace
plan
d)
United States decided not to join the
League of Nations
3.
At the end of World War I, President Woodrow Wilson prepared a peace plan that called for the formation of the —
a)
League of Nations
b)
United Nations
c)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
d)
World Health Organization
4.
The United States decided not to join the —
a)
United Nations
b)
League of Nations
c)
World Health Organization
d)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
5.
During World War I, who were the Central Powers?
a)
Germany, Austria-Hungary,
Ottoman Empire
b)
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria,
France
c)
Great Britain, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire
d)
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Serbia, Ottoman
Empire
6.
All of the following statements about the League of Nations are true except —
a)
It was formed after World War II.
b)
It was a peace keeping organization.
c)
It was Woodrow Wilson’s idea.
d)
The United States did not join the organization.
7.
Which of the following were a long term causes of World War I?
a)
Nationalism
b)
Militarism
c)
Alliances
d)
All of the above
8.
The Zimmerman Telegram was a ______.
a)
A declaration of war by the United States.
b)
A message from Germany to Mexico seeking aid in fighting the U.S.
c)
A message from England to Mexico seeking aid in
fighting Germany
d)
None
of the above
9.
The U.S. entered World War I for all of the following reasons Except _____.
a)
Inability
to remain neutral.
b)
German
submarine warfare: the sinking of the Lusitania.
c)
U.S.
political and economic ties to England.
d)
Entering
the war meant a chance to have territory in Europe
10.
In World War I, America joined forces with which group of Nations?
a)
Allied
b)
Axis
c)
Central
d)
United
11.
Which country was not a part of the Triple Alliance?
a)
Germany
b)
Austria-Hungry
c)
Russia
d)
Italy
12.
Which country was not a part of the Triple Entente?
a)
Great
Britain
b)
France
c)
Russia
d)
Germany
13.
German U-boats sunk this passenger ship heading for England.
a)
The
Maine
b)
The
Titanic
c)
The
Lusitania
d)
The
Constantine
14.
This terrorist group was responsible for the assassination of Arch Duke Ferdinand
a)
The
Black Death
b)
The
Black Hand
c)
The
Black Sawn
d)
The
Black Plague
15.
Woodrow Wilson’s peace plan was called what?
a)
Treaty
to end all Wars
b)
Fourteen
points
c)
League
of Nations
d)
United
Nations
16.
Which country was not an Allied Power?
a)
France
b)
Belgium
c)
Serbia
d)
Ottoman Empire
17.
Which country was a Central Power?
a)
France
b)
Belgium
c)
Serbia
d)
Austro-HungarianEmpire
18.
The United States did not join the League of Nations because the Senate failed to ratify (approve) the ______.
a)
Treaty of Versailles.
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Treaty of London
d)
Treaty of Quebec
19.
During World War I, which country was not one of the Allies?
a)
Great Britain
b)
Germany
c)
Russia
d)
France
20.
This word means pride in one's country; it was a cause of WWI.
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Nationalism
d)
Imperialism
21.
This word means strengthening a country's military; it's a cause of World War I.
a)
Nationalism
b)
Militarism
c)
Alliances
d)
Imperialism
22.
This word means seeking other colonies; it was a cause of World War I.
a)
Militarism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Alliances
d)
Nationalism
23.
This word means support for different sides during war; there were the Allied and Central powers during WWI.
a)
Nationalism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Alliances
d)
Militarism
24.
World War I began in ____ and ended in _____.
a)
1914, 1917
b)
1917, 1918
c)
1914, 1918
25.
Germany used their U-boats to sink ships of the Allied powers; this British passenger liner was destroyed in 1917.
a)
Lusitania
b)
USS Maine
26.
The United States entered WWI in what year?
a)
1914
b)
1915
c)
1916
d)
1917
27.
Who won WWI?
a)
Allied powers
b)
Central Powers
28.
What was signed in 1919 to end WWI?
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Treaty of World Wars
29.
Germany had to pay $33 billion dollars in _______________.
a)
land
b)
military
c)
reparations
30.
Germany also lost millions of square miles of ______.
a)
money
b)
land
c)
colonies
31.
Germany also had to ______ their military.
a)
disarm
b)
disband
c)
give up
32.
WWI sets the stage for the rise of what German leader?
a)
FDR
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Winston Churchill
33.
What is a U-boat?
a)
A German Battle Ship
b)
An American Passenger Ship
c)
A German Submarine
d)
A French Aircraft
34.
Communist leader that quickly took over Russia and formed the Soviet Union after the revolution.
a)
Vladimir Lenin
b)
Tsar Nicholas II
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
Franz Ferdinand
35.
Germany along with Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire during World War I were known as the
a)
Central Powers
b)
Allie Powers
c)
Triple Entente
d)
Triple Powers
36.
Amendment that recognized the important role that women played in the war by giving them suffrage
a)
17th
b)
18th
c)
19th
d)
20th
37.
What were the two main alliances during World War I
a)
Central
b)
Union
c)
Allied
d)
Axis
38.
The government took a larger and more active role in the economy during the Great Depression.
a)
True
b)
False
39.
What were the two reasons the United States entered World War I?
a)
The sinking of a passenger ship, the Lusitania, by a German submarine.
b)
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
c)
The United States wanted to prevent future attacks on their own land.
d)
The Zimmerman Note, which asked Mexico to join the Central Powers if the United States declared war on Germany.
40.
What were the three main goals of the New Deal?
a)
Reform
b)
Inventions
c)
Relief
d)
Recovery
e)
Rebuilding
41.
Which new technologies were used during WWI?
a)
Atomic Bombs
b)
Machine Guns
c)
Poison Gas
d)
Cannon
e)
Tanks
42.
Why were there food shortages in the United States during World War I?
a)
Americans were eating too much and gaining weight.
b)
Bad weather killed many crops.
c)
A lot of food was shipped overseas to the military.
d)
War production made it hard to process food.
43.
The Treaty of Versailles punished ____________ with big fines when the war was over.
a)
Germany
b)
Russia
c)
The Ottoman Empire
d)
Austria-Hungary
e)
Bulgaria
44.
When the Great Depression was at its worst, what percentage of Americans were out of work?
a)
10%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
75%
45.
This major event happened from 1914-1918 between the Allied and Central Powers, where more than 30 million people lost their lives
a)
World War I
b)
World War II
c)
Civil War
d)
North Korean War
46.
Developing and maintaining a large military in case it's needed in the future is called
a)
Drafting
b)
Militarism
c)
Warism
d)
Enlisting
47.
Who was responsible for the sinking of the Lusitania?
a)
America
b)
England
c)
Germany
d)
France
48.
This president served during World War I, he believed in self-determination, thought the US should stay neutral and developed a 14 point plan for peace
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
William Taft
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Barack Obama
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